Tie rack



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Patented Apr. 21, 1931 .UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. BROWN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO TIE RACK Application filed December 19, 1929. Serial No. 415,253.

This invention relates to a tie rack, and the principal object thereof is to provide such a rack which will be very convenient in use, simple in construction and cheaply manufactured. Other objects will become apparent as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings attached hereto and forming a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a perspective View; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3

is a side elevation; and Fig. 4 is a front elevation showing the device of Fig. 1 attached to a board adapted to be hung on a hook or other support.

The device comprises essentially a base 10 and a plurality of tie supports 13 attached thereto as by rivets 12.v Each tie-support is provided with a notch 15 on both top and bottom edges whereby either edge may be uppermost, it having been found in practice that the device is more convenient in use if the free ends 14 extend toward the dressing mirror. I prefer to deflect the extreme ends 14 away from the'base since I thereby secure greater convenience in placing the tiesupon the rack. I

WVhile I prefer to attach the device of Fig. 1 directly to the wall of a room, I may provide a board 22, provided with means 20 for hanging the same upon a hook or other sup- 3 port (Fig. 4). I have shown in dotted outline a. tie 27 in position on my improved rack and it is to be understood that one or more may in practice be placed upon eachtie suport. I V 1 i I It will be obvious that I have provideda convenient tie-rack which will be inexpensive and is of very simple construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A tie-rack including, a substantially fiat base and a plurality of substantially flat, somewhat stiff and resilient, serially overlapping, horizontally extending tie-supports secured to. said base and extendingv outward- 4 ly therefrom at a small angle, whereby to provide a compact, practically flat rack when attached to a wall and supporting ties, each said tie-support'being of substantial stiffness throughout its length whereby to resist excessive bending away from said'base.

2. The invention defined in claim 1 wherein further said tie-supports are provided with shallow notches to prevent ties from slipping of'f. 3. The invention defined in claim 1 wherein further said tie-supports are provided with means adjacent the ends, remote from the point of securement to the base, to prevent ties from slipping off, said means being of such nature as not to increasesubstantially the thickness of said tie-rack.

4. The invention defined in claim 1 wherein further said tie-supports are provided on both sides thereof, adjacent the ends, with tie retaining means, each said tie-support be mg made of a single piece of substantially uniformly stiff and resilient sheet material.

. WILLIAM H. BROIVN. 

